"JavaScript in easy steps" instructs the reader how to incorporate scripts within web pages to add functionality and dynamic effects. It contains separate chapters on all major features of the JavaScript language. There are code examples and browser screenshots that illustrate each aspect of JavaScript.
"JavaScript in easy steps" begins by examining the history of JavaScript then demonstrates how the basic script block is added to a HTML document. All examples throughout the book add code within a script block to illustrate each feature of JavaScript. These include functions working with arithmetic, date & time, random numbers, text strings and components of the document's content. The book goes on to demonstrate how to create pop-up windows and how to use cookies effectively. There are many fun examples that the reader can copy to create a JavaScript clock, lottery number picker, image rollover effect, slide show and scrolling layers. The book also shows how JavaScript can be useful with HTML submission forms and in e-commerce. The reader need have no previous knowledge of any scripting language so it's ideal for the newcomer to JavaScript. By the end of this book the reader will have gained a sound understanding of JavaScript and be able to add exciting dynamic scripts to their own web pages.
"JavaScript in easy steps" has an easy-to-follow style that will appeal to anyone who wants to add functionality to their web pages. It will appeal to programmers who want to quickly add JavaScript to their skills set, and to the student who is studying website design at school or college, and to those seeking a career in web development who need an understanding of client-side scripting.
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